Berlin

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by Henk Bekker

in Berlin, Germany

Visit Museums in the Humboldt Forum in the Berliner Schloss

Humboldt Forum Cutout

The museums and exhibitions in the Humboldt Forum in the reconstructed Berlin Schloss opened in December 2020 with all museums open by the end of 2022. The Humboldt Forum in the rebuilt Berlin Palace finally opened to visitors on 17 December 2020. However, museums and exhibitions will open in phases with the Ethnological and Asian … Read more

Top Temporary Art Exhibitions in Kulturforum Berlin in 2020

Raffael, Maria mit dem segnenden Kind und den Heiligen Hieronymus und Franziskus

Raphael’s Madonnas and the Late Gothic are the top exhibitions in the Gemäldegalerie in 2020 but several prints and drawings collections will also draw visitors to Berlin’s Kulturforum. The two top temporary art exhibitions in Berlin’s Gemäldegalerie in 2020 feature six Madonnas by Raphael and the role of Late Gothic in the birth of modernity. … Read more

Top Temporary Exhibitions on Berlin’s Museum Island in 2020

Detail of the Germanic Shield of Wachow

A critical look at Germanic tribes is the most-interesting temporary exhibition on Berlin’s Museum Island in 2020, although the opening of the Humboldt Forum will be the cultural highlight of the year.  The opening of the Humboldt Forum with museums from the Asian Art and Ethnological collection is the main cultural event on Berlin’s Museum … Read more

Top Art Exhibitions in Berlin’s Hamburger Bahnhof in 2020

Katharina Grosse, I Think This Is a Pine Tree, 2013

Special exhibitions in Berlin’s Contemporary Art Museum include artists Katharina Grosse, Michael Schmidt and Pauline Curnier Jardin in addition to the museum’s own extensive collection. In 2020, Hamburger Bahnhof – Museum fĂĽr Gegenwart – Berlin will host a variety of temporary exhibitions of contemporary art. The main exhibition — Magical Soup — draw mostly on … Read more

Special Temporary Art Exhibition in Smaller Berlin Museums in 2020

Museum Berggruen in Berlin

Welcome to the BRD is an exhibition in Berlin in 2020 on how guest workers from Greece and Italy and finally citizens from the former East Germany were received and perceived in West Germany. Some of the lesser-known national museums in Berlin have excellent collections that are enhanced by special temporary exhibitions making these galleries … Read more

Best Major Temporary Art Exhibitions in Berlin in 2019

Detail from the Resurrection of Christ

Top temporary art exhibitions in Berlin 2019 feature Mantegna and Bellini, Gustave Caillebotte, Adolph Menzel and early 20th-century female artists. The exhibition Mantegna and Bellini. Masters of the Renaissance travels from London’s National Gallery to the Gemäldegalerie as the top temporary art exhibition in Berlin in 2019. The Alte Nationalgalerie will feature impressionist Gustave Caillebotte … Read more

Visit the German Spy Museum in Berlin (Deutsches Spionagemuseum)

German Spy Museum Berlin

The Deutsches Spionagemuseum in Berlin is an interesting museum on the history of spying, agent gadgets and surveillance. The German Spy Museum (Deutsches Spionagemuseum) in Berlin is the only museum in Germany focusing exclusively on international spying. It covers the history of spying with interesting information, videos and around 350 spy-related equipment and agent gadgets. … Read more

Shopping at the LP12 Mall of Berlin

LP12 Mall of Berlin Interior

The Mall of Berlin on Leipziger StraĂźe 12 near Potsdamer Platz is the largest shopping center in Berlin. The 270 shops here have long opening hours. The variety of stores including fashion, electronics, housewares, souvenirs, toys, as well as a range of coffee shops, restaurants, and fast-food outlets making it a convenient one-stop location for … Read more

Save at the Berlin Designer Outlet Mall Factory Shops

Berlin Designer Outlet Shopping Malll

The Berlin Designer Outlet mall is a factory stores shopping center by McArthur Glen on the B5 just outside Berlin. The Designer Outlet Berlin shopping mall is a typical factory stores village operated by MacArthur Glen just to the north of Berlin. Around 90 designer fashion brands offer bargains and savings deal in their own … Read more

Buy Online Tickets for Schloss Sanssouci in Potsdam near Berlin

Tickets for Schloss Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam are sold online or from the palace. Tours are a further advance reservation option to see Frederick the Great’s favorite residence. Tickets to see Fredrick the Great of Prussia’s favorite palace, Schloss Sanssouci, in Potsdam near Berlin may be bought online or at the palace itself. Guided tours … Read more

Major Archaeology in Germany Exhibition in Berlin End 2018

Restless Time

Restless Times. Archaeology in Germany is a major temporary exhibition in Berlin of the most impressive archaeological finds in Germany during the past 20 years. See it from 21 September 2018 to 6 January 2019. Restless Times. Archaeology in Germany (Bewegte Zeiten. Archäologie in Deutschland) is a major temporary exhibition that will present in Berlin … Read more

Visit the German Technology Museum and Science Center Spectrum in Berlin

Junkers 52 and Tropfenwagen

The German Technology Museum with Science Center Spectrum is one of the top sights to see in Berlin – family friendly with fantastic activities and displays. The Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin with Science Center Spectrum is a huge museum covering the cultural history of technology in large and wide-ranging collections. The main exhibitions are on aerospace, … Read more

Tour Berlin on Public Bus 100

Berlin Double-Decker Bus 100

Public Bus 100 is an easy and cheap way to see Berlin’s top sights including the Reichstag, Brandenburg Gate, Unter den Linden, and the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage listed Museum Island.

Fast Cheap Train Travel from Berlin to Munich

Trains in Munich

Trains from Berlin to MĂĽnchen take only four hours making German Railways ICE Sprinters faster than flying or driving. Cheap ticket deals are available. The ICE Sprinter train of Deutsche Bahn (German Railways) is the fastest way to travel between Munich (MĂĽnchen) and Berlin. From mid-December 2017, the Sprinter services of the intercity express (ICE) … Read more